, also known as or 8bit for short, is a Japanese
animation studio
An animation studio is a company producing animation, animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales ...
established in September 2008 by former
Satelight
is a Japanese animation studio. Aside from several stand-alone projects, the studio is well known for producing the '' Aquarion'' and '' Symphogear'' franchises, as well as later installments of the '' Macross'' franchise. The company's Represe ...
members.
On June 8, 2020, it was announced that Eight Bit had entered a partnership with
Bandai Namco
(commonly known as and formerly Namco Bandai until 2015, also known as Bandai Namco Group,) is a Japanese mass media and entertainment Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 2005 by the merger of Namco and Bandai. The company specia ...
to create multiple anime productions. Their first project will be ''The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.''
On November 1, 2021, Eight Bit opened a new studio in the
Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
.
On April 1, 2024, Eight Bit became a wholly owned subsidiary of
Bandai Namco Filmworks
is a Japanese entertainment company owned by Bandai Namco Holdings with its business focused on production, planning, and management of anime. It was founded in September 1972 by former Mushi Production staff as the animation studio branch o ...
.
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Television series
Films
Original video animations
Original net animations
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Japanese companies established in 2008
Animation studios in Tokyo
Mass media companies established in 2008
Japanese animation studios
Suginami
Bandai Namco Filmworks
2024 mergers and acquisitions